University of Surrey Open Week 21st - 25th May.

Hi Use Err Name,

Glad to hear you're interested in studying Law at Surrey, we are one of the few universities in the country that actually offer a professional training year as part of an LLB Law degree. Your training year can be taken as either a standard year-long work placement, or split with half a year on an exchange programme and the other half on a work placement.

The Business, Economics and Law faculty currently has thirty three exchange agreements with Universities across the world: International agreements include those in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and South Korea; and European agreements exists with Universities in Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands.

If you wish to study at one of our partner institutions within the EU, you may be eligible for an Erasmus grant of around €235/month to help with living costs and you are still eligible for your normal student loan for the year you are spending time abroad.

If you wish to find out more, your best bet would be to pop along to one of our open days - the first ones are on the 29th and 30th June. On the day, the law academics will be on hand to answer any more specific questions regarding the Law programme and the exchanges, as will our International Relations Office who manage the study abroad schemes.

Alternatively, have a look on both the Law and International Relations studying abroad webpages:
http://www2.surrey.ac.uk/fbel/study/exchange/outgoing/index.htm
http://www2.surrey.ac.uk/exchanges/outgoing/index.htm

I hope this has helped. Good luck with any exams you may be currently taking!

- Alex

was just wondering what happens to the scholarship in the years after year 1, cos I know you need A*AA for it but what about year 2 and 3?

Also, I have applied for economics and would like to know how many of the students are actually accepted into a placement year and is it generally the best students get the best places?

Hiya,

I applied for MSc Toxicology back in February and I'm still waiting on a response. Does it usually take this long? Or is it time I contacted somebody??

Thanks!

I've firmed Surrey for mental health nursing, but I don't know what I do about applying for the NHS bursary as they pay for nursing and midwifery students tuitions fees? I've been told that the university should send off your details once you've firmed them but I haven't heard anything so I'm a bit confused.
Thank you

was just wondering what happens to the scholarship in the years after year 1, cos I know you need A*AA for it but what about year 2 and 3?

Also, I have applied for economics and would like to know how many of the students are actually accepted into a placement year and is it generally the best students get the best places?

Also, I have applied for economics and would like to know how many of the students are actually accepted into a placement year and is it generally the best students get the best places?

With regards to the Professional Training Year in Economics, you would be able to switch to this stream at any point in your first year and up to a deadline in your second year - it is primarily up to yourself to obtain a placement. Placement jobs are applied for in the same way you would apply for a graduate job - application forms, assessment centres, telephone interviews, group interviews, 1-to-1 interviews etc.

- Alex

Hi alittlehelp,

The Chancellors Scholarship is open to all students paying the full tuition fee who select the University of Surrey as their Firm choice and who achieve grades at A Level of A*AA or A*A*B. The scholarship is to the value of £3,000 in their first year only and is paid in two equal instalments - £1,500 in December and £1,500 in March.

On top of this, students will also receive free membership of the Surrey Sports Park for the duration of their course - so this equates to a saving of £195 per year.

In all years at the University, you may be eligible for a bursary, however this would depend on household income rather than entry grades.

With regards to the Professional Training Year in Economics, you would be able to switch to this stream at any point in your first year and up to a deadline in your second year - it is primarily up to yourself to obtain a placement. Placement jobs are applied for in the same way you would apply for a graduate job - application forms, assessment centres, telephone interviews, group interviews, 1-to-1 interviews etc.

The university does provide some preparation for this process throughout your first two years with mock interviews, CV workshops and other personal and professional help, however it would be up to yourself to obtain the placement. The economics department will have their own PTY team to assist you in your search throughout the whole process - please visit http://www.surrey.ac.uk/economics/business/index.htm for more information on the economics PTY.

Hope this answers your questions.

- Alex

On a related note - I've qualified for the standard £1000 performance scholarship (before the recent changes) for getting a 1st in my second year results, and received the conformation email and related details. However, due to me being on placement this year the payment is delayed to March (or sometime around then, I don't have the email to hand at the moment sorry) 2013 when I return to university for my final year.

With the recent changes, do you know if I (and the other students in my position) receive the scholarships as stated?

I don't think we receive any university financial support on PTY at all - I didn't receive a bursary this year (I received £790 in first year and £550 in second year but nothing this year) so I'm hoping going into final year next year I will receive a bursary once again.. free money woop

It's not the bursary, as I don't quality for that anyway sadly, but the scholarship that the university gives to students achieving certain entry grades/end of year marks. It may be a departmental thing though, rather than a university wide scheme?

I got the confirmation that I qualified for it based on my second year marks through a while back, I'm assuming it should stay as stated, I'm just wondering if the changes this year alter it at all?

Wouldn't have thought so, the changes are just for the new freshers this coming year probably. Maybe email feesandfunding@ or your course admin? They should probably know..

I've firmed Surrey for mental health nursing, but I don't know what I do about applying for the NHS bursary as they pay for nursing and midwifery students tuitions fees? I've been told that the university should send off your details once you've firmed them but I haven't heard anything so I'm a bit confused.
Thank you

On a related note - I've qualified for the standard £1000 performance scholarship (before the recent changes) for getting a 1st in my second year results, and received the conformation email and related details. However, due to me being on placement this year the payment is delayed to March (or sometime around then, I don't have the email to hand at the moment sorry) 2013 when I return to university for my final year.

With the recent changes, do you know if I (and the other students in my position) receive the scholarships as stated?